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Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee records

The Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee was a local philanthropic group which aided the sufferers in many disasters between 1878 and 1900, notably the Johnstown Flood, the Russian famine, the Armenian massacres, and other disasters that took place during the final decade of the nineteenth cent...

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Main Author: Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.) (Creator)
Collection:Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee Records
Collection Number:1421
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects and Genres:
Damrosch, Walter > 1862-1950.
Hastings, Daniel > 1849-1903.
Armenian massacres, 1894-1896.
Charitable Organizations > Philadelphia.
Cuba > 1890-1910.
Disaster Relief > National and International.
Johnstown Flood.
Poverty, Alleviation of > 19th and 20th Century.
Russian Famine.
Spanish-American War, 1898 > Campaigns > Cuba.
Spanish-American War, 1898 > Campaigns > Puerto Rico.
Spanish-American War, 1898 > Pennsylvania.
Spanish-American War, 1898.
Unemployment > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Correspondence.
Financial records.
Minutes.
Online Access:Link to finding aid
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100 1 |a Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee (Philadelphia, Pa.)  |e creator 
245 1 |a Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee records  |f 1885-1923, undated 
300 |a 16.5 Linear feet  |f 34 boxes, 61 volumes, 10 flat files 
520 |a The Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee was a local philanthropic group which aided the sufferers in many disasters between 1878 and 1900, notably the Johnstown Flood, the Russian famine, the Armenian massacres, and other disasters that took place during the final decade of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth. During the Spanish-American War the Committee under the name National Relief Commission, helped soldiers, sailors, and their families. The collection consits of correspondence, business papers, magazines, clippings, applications for relief, treasurer's reports, minutes, investigations, and field reports related to each disaster for which the committee provided relief. 
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
600 1 7 |a Damrosch, Walter  |d 1862-1950.   |2 NACO Authority File 
600 1 7 |a Hastings, Daniel  |d 1849-1903.  |2 NACO Authority File 
650 0 |a Armenian massacres, 1894-1896. 
650 7 |a Charitable Organizations--Philadelphia.  |2 Local sources 
650 0 |a Cuba--1890-1910. 
650 7 |a Disaster Relief--National and International.  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Johnstown Flood.  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Poverty, Alleviation of--19th and 20th Century.  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Russian Famine.  |2 Local sources 
650 0 |a Spanish-American War, 1898--Campaigns--Cuba. 
650 0 |a Spanish-American War, 1898--Campaigns--Puerto Rico. 
650 0 |a Spanish-American War, 1898--Pennsylvania. 
650 0 |a Spanish-American War, 1898. 
650 0 |a Unemployment--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. 
655 7 |a Correspondence.  |2 Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloging 
655 7 |a Financial records.  |2 Art & Architecture Thesaurus 
655 7 |a Minutes.  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Citizens' Permanent Relief Committee Records  |l 1421 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/c/CPRC1421.html 

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